david strachan Posted December 17, 2015 Share #1  Posted December 17, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Eating a green apricot. The tree is now netted to keep the myriad of wildlife away. They are large birds with an extremely piercing call which hurts the ears. Sometimes 6-8 will come to our birdfeeder...their antics are hilarious.   Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M8 Canon 135mm f3.5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M8 Canon 135mm f3.5 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/254474-sulphur-crested-cockatoo/?do=findComment&comment=2950451'>More sharing options...
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Iduna Posted December 17, 2015 Share #2 Â Posted December 17, 2015 David, Â These birds are fascinating and I always think that they know they are special. They need activity and entertainment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 17, 2015 Share #3  Posted December 17, 2015 Excellent. We came across a large tree filled with them in Geikie Gorge. You could hear them from two kilometers away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted December 17, 2015 Share #4  Posted December 17, 2015 Dave, This is a very fine cockatoo portrait! You have captured the personality of the bird so well. It's excellent!  As we are out in the country we have a large mob (probably numbered in the hundreds) of these chaps as permanent residents, even more join them when there's seasonal grass or crop seed available in the paddocks, the word spreads magically and they turn up..... perhaps even coming from your garden. As you note they are a very noisy bird, particularly for half an hour or so every morning and evening....their perching and un-perching hour is their social time of day....after long exposure you actually become inured to their cacophony and eventually you find you don't even really hear them anymore, however it's amusing to see the reaction of any uninitiated visitors as they attempt to hold a 'civilised' conversation against the screeching. And of course then there's the issue of a cockatoo's extraordinarily destructive habits, times a hundred........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share #5  Posted December 18, 2015 Iduna, Dee and Stuart.... Thank you for your generous and insightful comments. Always a pleasure hearing from you guys. cheers Dave S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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